Canal Saint Martin convoy attack

The Canal Saint Martin convoy attack occurred in the autumn of 1940 during World War II. French Resistance fighter Sean Devlin was tipped off about a German supply convoy halting to refuel at Canal Saint Martin in Paris by Spanish Maquis arms smuggler Juan Santos, who wanted Devlin to destroy his competition oin exchange for providing Devlin with falsified travel papers so that he could link up with the resistance in the western part of the city. Devlin climbed up the side of a nearby building, knocked out a German soldier, and used his anti-aircraft gun to fire at the fuel depot, the three supply trucks, and the German guards, destroying the convoy and the depot and killing several German soldiers. The attack was a success, and Santos agreed to provide Devlin with the papers after the incident (and after he provided him with some more contraband).